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Course/Subject: 6th Grade – Social Studies
Topic: Cultures of Europe
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School District: Glynn County
Key Learning: Students will understand that there is a broad diversity of cultures in Europe. Languages
and religions evolved from groups sharing a common culture and a history.
Unit Essential Question: What are the major cultural characteristics of Europe?
Concept: Diversity of European
Languages
Concept: Major Religions in
Europe
Concept: Literacy Rate /
Standard of Living
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Lesson Essential Questions:
 How does the diversity of
 What are the characteristics
languages in Europe
of the three major religions
(German, English, Russian,
in Europe (Judaism,
French, and Italian) reflect its
Christianity, and Islam)?
unique cultural
characteristics?
 How do people overcome
the barriers created by the
diversity of cultures?
Lesson Essential Questions:
 What is the relationship
between literacy rate and
standard of living?
Vocabulary:
 Italian
 German
 English
 Russian
 French
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 Literacy Rate
 Standard of Living
 Gross Domestic Product
 Human Capital
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 Judaism
 Islam
 Christianity
 Monotheistic
 Abraham (patriarch)
 Bible
 Torah
 Qu’ran
 Mosque
 Synagogue
 Church
 Muhammad
 Jesus
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Additional Information/Resources: http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm
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